Honestly the original post was thoroughly surprising to me. This is much more in line with what I expected, which is just sad.
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IGN releases new "both sides" statement to apologize for previously supporting Palestine
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All these people in the media still pretending to see 'both sides' and not acknowledge the murder thats currently ongoing should be shipped to Gaza where they suffer the same fear of death and despair as the innocents there feel. Words are never enough like this in a situation where you're playing down mass murder.
I was just going to check if that post was still up. Says about it all, really.
The only cowards here are the senior management who made them take this down. Nothing but respect for the staff who originally pushed for this. People shouldn't be directing their anger at them.
The real problem is that the staff really can't do anything and have to obide. Someone suddenly losing their job or resigning is surely not an option for most at IGN US like Imran mentioned.
I wonder how much support they would get if they as a collective would publicly boycott their employer. Probably not enough for the boycott to make sense even if it's at IGN.
I wonder how much support they would get if they as a collective would publicly boycott their employer. Probably not enough for the boycott to make sense even if it's at IGN.
OP
OP
I will be shocked if this doesn't lead to some sort of mass walkout at IGN.
This is completely unconscionable.
Literally throwing the editors under the bus for negative backlash by forcing them to walk back the statement.
I think this is a J2 Global call rather than a ground level ign decision. If i was an editor I would be fuming right now.
I think this is a J2 Global call rather than a ground level ign decision. If i was an editor I would be fuming right now.
Mad respect to the staff who made it happen, but the higher ups who both sided this can get fucked.
Israel's PR campaign marches on.
Israel's PR campaign marches on.
Given their original post's focus on charities for relief, I don't even see how anyone could begin to defend this without making the assertion that Palestinian civilians deserve to suffer indiscriminately. I just don't. It feels more pro-genocide than "Israel deserves to defend itself". You can't bemoan "human shields" and then claim that they're justified collateral.
Because it acknowledges explicitly or implicitly that Palestinians are the victims which means Israel is doing a bad thing
And if you're pro Israel you can't have that
Back in the trash you go, IGN!
Yup, unsubscribed yet again.
The original article was just re-posted on IGN Africa. Glad to see they've disregarded the crappy apology post
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Their first thoughts indeed is for their partners. Capitalist trash I wouldn't want as dirt under my shoes. What other side is there to hear? How great it is to segregate people??
Everyone working for this piss company should speak up and quit. Burn this fucking company down.
Everyone working for this piss company should speak up and quit. Burn this fucking company down.
I mean that is clearly what happend and he is right - that is one of the biggest editorial breaches in games media.
Will people react accordingly, though? I heavily doubt it. This should be a huge controversy internet-wide but it isn't one.
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Honestly I don't think J2 Global is going to give a shit if people contact them. Pressure has to come from those "partners": the rest of the gaming press (and press in general) and from their advertising partners. They have to realize they made their brand toxic in a public way.
IGN is dead for journalism then. How on earth could any journalist continue with them when executives are willing to step over their editor to not only censor the message but retract it as well.
they should have put in some anime titties in the original article, that would have activated the free speech brigade
that's why you got unions
that's why you got unions
I'd love to know the identity of the person at IGN who thought turning off replies wouldn't look sketchy as all hell.
"Turn off replies and throw $25,000 at some random charity with 'Children' in the title, quick!"
"Turn off replies and throw $25,000 at some random charity with 'Children' in the title, quick!"
